The Iron Warrior Magazine: Volume 6, Issue 5

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I'm Going to Miss MyNeo-Renaissance Lifestyle .

ndy

EIC - Soon to be XSCIVly STRESSED

It was a blisteringly hot and muggy July when I had

decided to visit the fine campus of UW. I thought

tha t it would be a good idea to actually see the cam

pus before I started since I would be spending the next

four years here . Wandering through the campus with

my companion, we eventually wound our way

through Village I, Needles Hall, and Engineering not

really knowing where the hell we were. As we were

exiting CPH, I noticed a bundle of newspapers in a

make-shift wooden distribution box. Across the top of

th e newspaper was the image of a sing le-span steel

bridge and the words '1ron Warrior printed beneath

it. The image had the obvious look of being photo

copied several times from an old original artwork giv

ing it the impression that the paper had been hastily

put together.TIUs was my first exposure to the IW and my first exp0-

sure to Waterloo Engineering without a sales pitdl. Leaf-

ing throug h its pages, I read the vi ews of disgruntled engi

neers about Co-op. I read mention of strange tllings like

WEEF, Watstar, P '5 and something called POETS . I also

read a really interestingartide about some guy's exchange

and travel in the etherlands; a strange and twisted short

story; a really thought-provoking point-counterpoint arti-

de on military spending; a few comics strips whose plots I

couldn't ollow or were just plain witless; and a few

intriguing East-Indian recipes. After reading that issue of

the Iron Warrior, I thought that this was a paper with

merit. It had variety, a dynamic attitude and creativeness

that didn't fit the typical societal image of the socially inept

And this newspaper

and straight-thinking engineer. I tllought that if this was

indicativeof what Waterloo Engineers were all about then

I made the right choice in coming to Waterloo.

When I finished leafing through tlle IW, I made a half-

hearted and flippant comment to my companion that '1

could do better (with the paper). I could become editor of

tlUs newspaper no problem ". I was a young and impetu

ous lad then and thought that, just because I had been an

editorof my high-school newspaper, I was king-shit (or at

least was skilled in the publication business) and tllat I

could show tl,em how it is really done. Little did I know

that I would actually become involved witll the paper, let

alone fulfilling my daim to become tlle editor.

It has been more than four years since I made tllose

comments and here I am, editing my last issue of this fine

publication called the Iron Warrior.

I would have to say that I've had my hand in every

aspect of this paper. I've chased down advertisers and collected bills and I was even offered as a prize in a photo

scramble contest (but no one 5eenled to figure out tl,e puz

zle ..). Over the many terms that I've spent working on tlle

Iron Warrior and the many roles tllat I've enjoyed, I've

tried to instill a certain quality in this newspaper and still

make it readable and enjoyable. I hope that you can agree

with me when I say that I tl1ink that I've left this paper ina

better state tl1an when I found it. I hope too tllat you, tlle

faitllful reader, will continue to appreciate the amount of

work that tl1e staff of the Iron Warrior puts into e rn issue

for your enjoyment. With that in mind, I'd like to thank all

tlle wonderful people w ho have donated tlleir time, cre-

ativity and effort to help publish this paper and with

whom I've had the good fortune of working witll. I don't

think that I will ever regret my decision when I v

teered to help with the Iron Warrior. I won't mis

work but I will miss the Friday mornings, anxio

awaiting tlle delivery of freshly printed bundles of

Warriors. I'll miss, as Marc put it, the late-night "d

raV:es in the IW office. I won't miss the last-minute

pulling changes but I'll miss the sight of IW/s quickl

appearing and the sense ofpride when people in MC

eedles, CC (SLC) and ES snatch copies away as soo

set tllem down. Things like that, the sense of accom

ment and compliments and comments from my pee

wonders for my self-esteem and have helped to mak

time at this university great.

Last and certainly not least I'd like to tllal1k tlle fo

ing, in no particular order, for their invaluable help

butt-covering on assignments and courses over th

few terms; Marc Gelinas, Dana Rosario, Allison B

and Ivan D'Costa, and to my roommates for keepin

sane (or insane, dependi ng on your point of view). Ithink I could have pulled it off witllout yo u guys

So here's to your health Good-bye to all the 'B

types, we fourth-years will be leaving you to join tl,

Soc types. And to all the 8-Stream frosh, I'll be seeing

January. I'll be tl,e one reclining in POETS or enjoy

good game of Darts wi thout a care in the world

again that describes just about all of the fourth-years .

Best of luck to Kati Princz, IW Editor-inDlief for

mer '%, and to the rest of the IW crew. Take care an

see you in the real wo rld.

To Infinity and Beyond

For Sale Santa.Kati Prlncz

ssistant Editor

TIas a month before hristmas, and all through

the ma lls, even before Hallowe'en, Christmas

decorations decorated the halls . Ne x t to the

skeletons and fake fangs were Santa's, nativity scenes,

and elves. I was surprised. All I wanted was a cheap

Hallowe'en candy sugar high to get me through a

night of homework.Christmas has become a huge commercial machine.

North America has eaten up St. Nick and spit out Santa, a

not at all mean, certainly not lean, advertising madline. As

early as October you can find Santa starting to peddle his

wares, from razors, to vacuwn cleaners, to tires and to soft

drinks.

I'm not just being a Grinch. Christmas is awesome. It s a

huge thrill to watch little kids (like my little brother) wak e

up excited at five in the morning, amazed at the nlagical

dlange in the living room because Santa was there. Call

me a sap, but that warm fuzzy, moldy peach-like feeling

you get when you've done sometlling nice for someone is

very addictive (quick, rescue Kati from the pod people -

tllat can't be her).

I really enjoy tlle holidays. But I don't tl1ink that Christ

nla S belongs on the covers of cold glossy magazines, or

oooped up in that little box we call television. It' s all really

weird when you think about it. Why would Santa want a

razor or tires? He's got a huge white beard, and a sled for

goodness sake He sh ould be out there making kids

llappy, not selling products for some multi-million dolla r

company.

TI,e holidays llave become a tragic victim of our consumer society. A few weeks ago I was in one of tllose craft

stores and you would not believe the hordes of people in

tllere, buying odds and ends to make decorations. It' s

weird. Every year, tllousands of homemade decorations

are made witll the best of intentions, given away, deemed

too tacky to put up in the house, and then stored in a box,

because it isn't llice to throwaway a gift Gradually the

boxes pile up and the really old ones get tllrown out. So

every year during the holiday season, people cycle

through decorations, sending tlleTn off with the trash, to

their final resting places in landfills and dumps. Seems to

me that iliereare better uses for such resources.

The holidays have evolved far beyond their simple

beginnings, into a huge celebration of mass media. Sa

now tlle ultimate salesperson. He's friendly, jolly, an

a 0001 red outfit - who could refuse to buy some

from Santa. The holidays have become a race to see

can accumulate tl,e most decorations before the seas

done. In a tragic attempt to recreate their you th, p

dash out to stores, trying to find tlle spirit of Chris

that has been lost and buried amid a giant mass of

pant commercialism. Kind of sad isn' t it.

So, here's to hoping that all of you have happy holiand manage to find that warm fuzzy-peadl feeling, b

un der ads for razors, vacuum cleaners, tires, and

drinks.

Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays Good Lu

Finals Etc.

Good luck Andy, wherever you end up. It's be

interesting four months. And I'll be seeing you all ag

the summer, when we all return for another tortu

term of school Woo hoo



Editor tn ChiefAndrew "Eastern Toe Biter" Chan

Assistant Editor"Gladiator Katydid' Princz

Layout EditorDoron "Alfalfa Weevil" Melnick

Advertising EditorNataue "Arizona Blisterbeetle" Zgola

Photo EditorVanessa "Tiger Beetl e" Choy

Layout StaffDavid "Dragon Lubber Grasshopper" Chang

Staff WritersMario "Green Pube$cent Ground Beetle" BeJlabarba

Colin "Eastern Blood-Sucking Conenose" Young

Amy "Elongate Long-Jawed Orb Weaver" McCleverty

Rod "Grape Leaf Skeletonizer" Cave

ContributorsNicole "Nebraska Conehead" Abcarius

Brian "Thistledown Velvet-ant" VidlerEdward "Zorapteran" Fletcher

Michael "Eastern Dobsonfly" Worry

Derek "Western Mountain Gomphid" Tokarski

Amanda "Differential Grasshopper" SealeyShelJey "Californian Pteronarcys" Carter

Eva "Halfbanded Toper" BartbaDarren "Jagged-edged Saddlebag"ZaCner

Nicole "Golden Salt Marsh Mosquito" Hensen

Sue "Coffin Fly" Murphy

Katja "Gfeen Stigma Hanging Fly Lipki

S. Kingsley "Robust Pink Skimmer" Jones

Severine "Condylostylid Longlegged Fly GuittonGreg "Bodega Black Gnat Casli

Dympna "Green Bottle Fly Scullion

Vivek "Vinegar Fly" Balasubramanyam

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GM Sunrayce nd more

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Sports UpdateBadminton & Basketball

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Food PageMmm . fud

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14 Not ForgoHenThoughts on the Memorial

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CCES UpdateThe Last Hurrah

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EngSoc Page

News & Exec Spews

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omputer TheftMechanical Lab Loses Another 2

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Women in EngineeringSummer '96 Events

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Midnight Sun Shines at UWmanda Sealey

t h U g h many of you will know the results

of the Midnight Sun i l l team in SunRayce 95

. June, here s a summary of the results for

those of you who don t. Midnight Sun i l l was, for

the large part, a beautifully crafted ve hicle. People

admired the frame (courtesy of Raytheon s master

welders), battery boxes, and beautifully laid out and

clean car interior.

The car won an award at SunRayce for the battery

boxes, and was one of few to pass all six qualifying sta

tions with all green flags. We placed 20th out of 38 cars

who qualified. n all over 65 teams sent in proposals to

Sunrayce and only 6 I

showed. Some didn t quali-

fy; some never got there to

begin wi th. Sometimes I

think that a major achieve

ment was getting there in

the first place

TI1e Rayce itself was excit

ing in ways that were a Jot

different than I expected. I

thought there would be a lot

of media about and that

they would get in the way,

but things were a lot less

crazy in that respect. There

were media representatives,

but they were aware of our

stress. They were usually

conten t to interview whoev

er had just climbed out of

the car, whose only job was to recover from sitting in

the car for the last several hours. I also thought there

would be more problems pulling the car off the road,

but the team met its objective of a safe car, because in

the way of crises there were few. We have a beautiful

example of wheel rim failure that we are particularly

proud of, if anyone wants to drop by the office to see it.

The car stayed as stable on that broken rim as if it was

on three good wheels. The driver radioed back to the

chase vehicle, 1 think there's something wrong with

the left wheel". Howeve r, there were some particularly

nasty incidents (mainly mechanical failures) on the

Rayce involving other teams, and I m thankful that we

stayed free of that particular type of trouble.

I was also surprised at exactly how boring driving the

solar car during the Rayce appeared to be. Of course,

the driver gets all the attention during any stops where

the general public are, but in general, driving the solar

car for hours on end over mostly flat roadway was hot,

the seat was highly uncomfortable, and, of course, you

can.t eat anything either. Or read anything. Or talk to

anyone, really, because the radio batteries die. After a

while the heat started to get to some of the drivers, and

there was a danger of drivers passing out. So I resorted

to telling our drivers my life

story to keep them awake. I guess it did keep them

awake, but the batteries in the radios died after I

reached about age 5. Luckily, by then we had hit the

bad weather, so it wasn t as hot, but since there

was less sun we had to reduce speed, which wasn t

exactly exciting. Still, we continued on our way with

recharged radios-and mostly recharged car batteries.

Being a part of the Mi d

date. 1'd like to thank everyone who made it poss

and strongly encourage anyone interested in bein

part of this effort to come out and get involved.

worth it.

On a more current note, some veteran member

Midnight Sun ill and some new Midnight Sun m

bers are already at work on the rebirth of Midnight

IV. They ve spent the term testing Midnight Sun

going over the race data from SunRayce, and tryin

decide wh at their approach for SunRayce 97 wil

The race regulations have changed some, so they're

etly digesting this information. Also the format for

Canadian Solar Challenge, held this year in Ma

Western, will be changing somewhat, and they'll h

to take this

into account, too.

Thanks went out to

sponsors this term, w

were invited to join te

members, old and ne w

this term s Engineer

Award s Banquet. Spe

mention goes to WE

and Engsoc, who h

already dupped in fu

($2000 and $250 resp

tively) to the Midn

SW1IV

effort . Also, Rayth

has already committe

parb1ering us again in

coming two years, w

is great news.

You ma y have not

Midnight Sun i l l appearing both in the Oktoberfest

Santa Claus parades. It's great to see the reaction o

community to the solar car. We get an awful lo

What the heck is that", and a lot of kids who think

solar ca r is cool. Surprisingly, it's often the adults ra

than the kids who recognize the solar car . Kids just

of look at it with wonder n

their eyes. Here s hoping the Midnight Sun

become a strong tradition at Waterloo in the year

come, and that these kids will continue to be attracte

Waterloo by the promise of the solar car project.

Eng oc C Dnight Sun ill race crew was

one of the most rewarding

experiences I ve had to

Open

Bam pm

ntil Dec 20

Fresh Thanks

Eva Bartha

A Computer

Id like to thank everybody here this term for making us welcome. Fr

week was full of fond memories we ll cher ish forever. It was organi

nd run very well. Aside from being loaded w ith fun-filled events, it w

a great way to me et peo p le, firs t-years, as we ll as u pper-year studen

Thanks to all the Su per-Huges, Hu ges, an d all the Big Brothers and Sisters

being so nice and providing such a welcoming introduction to Univer

Life". There are many Frosh who were inspired by the inviting atmosphere

Engineering and wish to get involved in EngSoc. I hope we can keep

friendly and welcoming spirit alive here in Engineering for a long time.

closing, I would like to say good-bye to almost all the upper-year students

in Stream 8 have met this term. All the best to everyone



Computer Theft in Mech LabShelley Carter

8 Mechanical

Tis Monday afternoon during our ME 262

tutorial in E3-1303G, oU class, 2B Mech, real

ized that our two newest, fastest computers

had been stolen sometime over the weekend. This is

not the first occurrence of computers being stolen

from Mechanical Engineering rooms this term, but

this particular theft really affects OU class. First of

ail, we use these computers every week in our labs,

and there were not enough computers as it was.

Now we are two short. Obviously this will have a

large effect on us since we will have to form larger

groups and therefore everyone will not be able to

participate in the labs as we should, and we will not

learn what we need to learn .

I do not have a solution to this problem, but I just

want to make everyone aware of it. Short of putting a

video-camera in the room, or having the co mputers

supervised at all times of day, there is no solution to this

problem. Yeah we COULD lock the doors at all times

but we need access to the rooms so we can do our labs

and projects. Having the doors locked would be a big

inconvenience, but possibly one we could live with if t

solved the problem. We could get keypad locks on the

doors so that 0111 Mech Eng students have access but

this will only solve the problem if the thief i OT in

Mech Eng. f they are in Mech Eng then this is till not

a solution.

All I really want to say is that I wish the person who

is stealing our computers would stop. Ha e a littl

maturity and realize that these computers are here to

aid all of us in our educations and that we are paying

This is not the first occurrence of computers

being stolen from mechanical engineering

rooms this term but this theft really affects

our class.

for them with our WEEF money, as well as with money

from OU departments.

Due to previous thefts, the doors are locked at night.

This is a small inconvenience, but it was thought that

this would help eliminate the thefts. Apparently it

didn't. How would you know if you saw someone

walking down the hall with a computer whether or not

they were supposed to have that piece of equipment?

Anybody could walk off with one. I mean, one morn

ing I was sitting in the DC library looking out the win

Support forCeremony

ReconfirmedDarren Zacher

Nicole Hensen

dm· and I w som.e guy walking along the road with

a monitor. How do I know he is stealing it if he is?

How do I know if h is supposed to have it?

I thought that mo t people at this university were

mature enough not to abuse the benefits that the uni

versity and the WEEF provid for li S. We are all pa.rt of

this university, and we hould all be looking to improve

our services, if we can.

I sincerel h pe that the person( ) who are responsi

ble for these actions ARE OT in engineering. I would

like to think that none of our peers would stoop to SUd1

action . Whicl1 raises an ther qu tion, do we have to

control doors on our buildings so that non-engineers

caJU10t get in? Isn't this really petty?

I guess I just want to make everyone aware of what

has been happening to the computers in Mech Eng labs.

And if you have any uggestions, I know that we

would all be happy to hear them. I think we all like the

way our school is set up, so that when we need access

to computers or other equipment, we caJ usually get it.

Another thing to think about is this: if someone keeps

stealing all of OU computers, we soon won't have any

left. Then we will all have to buy OU own, whid1 I

don't think is something thatwe can all afford to do.

,•

ON Y 1 12witha urren UW tudent card.Each yea r on December 6 the

Federation of Students brings

together several student clubs

and so i s to organize a ceremony

to commemorate 14 Not Forgotten ,

the senseless murder of 14 engineer

ing students at Ecole Poly echnique.

Throughout the years, this ceremony

has had its share of controversy as it

deals with an issue about which

many have strong feelings. Organi

zation of a ceremony of this nature

by various groups is not a simple

task. The different perceptions as to

the purpose and intent of the ceremony give rise to conflicting views

and compromises.

agreed upon by cou ncil. Thus, the

Engineering Society was, for a time,

considering withdrawing its support

for th e event in favour of its own

me thod of commemoration. After

learning thi s, the other organizers

approacl1ed the Engineering Society

wishing to discuss the ceremony, try-

ing to read1an agreement satisfying all

parties involv ed. The discussions

proved to be constructive and the Engi

neering Society's support for this event

was reaffi:rrned .

It was a disappointing blow to our

efforts to read the article printed in the

Imprint, after we had requested its

removal in light of recent discussion.

However, the purpose of this article isnot to grovel over the shortcomings of

the UW Student newspapers bureau

cratic structure. We, the Engineering

student members of the organizational

coltunittee, have written this to clarify

the situation and to inform all readers

that the Engineering Society is working

with the other organizers to have our

concerns re gardin g th e ceremony

addressed. We are, as a society, contin

uing OU support for the 14 Not For

gotten ceremony.

We have a wide range of specially

papers, including glossy, translucent,

adhesive drafting film, Colonial cotton,

Geotree, crinkled, graduated, &clouds,

100 post consumer recycled, etc.

The Engineering Society, upon

reviewing the letter from Ecole Poly

techniqu.e decided that the ceremony

of December 6th should be one of per-

sonal reflection and remembrance; not

a political springboard for other age11-

das. n the week leading to the submit

tal of ovember 24th's Imprint article,

the perception by the Engineering Soci

ety of the planned ceremony did not

coincide with the intentions that were

Also, Colour Output from disk,or our self-serve computers

ONLY 2.62with a current UW Student Card .

STUDENTS RECEIVE A 25 DISCOUNTEvery Service - Every Day

FED Opy PLUS, STUDENT LIFE CENTRE



SPORTS UPDATE

Engineers Can tJump

ue urphy

8 Mechanical

T:e last engineering athletics

tournament for this year took

place last Sunday at the PAC.

The sport was basketball and the

turnout was incredible. Of the fifteen

teams that participated only one

would get the prestigious title of

Engineering basketball champions.

The competition was tough, and

there was a little blood shed, but at

the end of it all it was the South-D

tearn that triumphed.

Four tearns dominated their pool in

round robin play. South-D, Layin Pipe

B, Abraciv and the Don t Know Ye t

teams remained undefeated to advance

to the quarter finals. Da House, Charis

matic Chems, Slags and Pumpkin Pie

Haircu tted Freaks all posted a win-loss

record to join the undefeated teams in

quarter final action. The Pumpkin Pie

Haircutted Freaks were victorious over

Da House, guaranteeing them a spot in

the finals. The semi-final game

between Don't Know Yet and South-D

was incredIbly close, but time and luck

seemed to be the factor that lead to

South-D's 21-20 win. Two very equallymatched teams battled it out in the

finals. Both South-D and the Pumpkin

Pie Haircutted Freaks had two-point

leads in the second half, but it was

South-D that opened that lead to three

points to capture the basketball champi

onship.

Congratu lations to all teams that

won, and thank you to all teams that

played. Apologies to those that had to

wait to play, but with such a big

turnout and few oourts, organizing con

secutive games was difficult. A speci l

thanks goes out to the referees who

stayed to ref the later games; Ben

Thomson, Mario Bellabarba, Paul Hor

ton and others, and especially Brian

Courtney who stayed to ref the final.

This tournament would not have

worked wi thout you An extended

th nks to the members of the Pumpkin

Pie Haircutted Freaks who helped the

organizer.

ood Sports?

Sumo Sue Murphy

Katja Lipki

Amy McCleverty

and bit of help from Kati Princz

of the Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes EngHockey

season ended all too quickly this

fall tenn. t all started way back

when Amy was not allowed to play

with her class team. Depressed and

slightly angered, she headed off to the

first EngSoc meeting. On her way,

Amy met up with Kati, who expressed

immense enthusiasm and interest in

beating up people and playing Eng

hockey with her. Overcome with joy

and swept away by the thought of an

all-girls EngHo ckey team, Amy can

vassed for other aggressive and violentwomen at the EngSoc meeting. Enthu-

siasm and anticipation of th

members of this new all girls En

ey team was overwhelming. TH

LENT FEMMES had been born.

Under the direction of coac

Greig, the Violent Femmes lear

basic skills and rules needed to c

in the competitive field of Enghoc

the practices and games progre

Femmes improved drama

although the statistics (0 and 4,

against, 0 for) just don't seem

with us What the Femmes lacked

they made up for in physical oon

definitelyspirit.

The Femmes have one mess

their opponents: We will retu

term, more vicious and violent th

So beware



SPORTS UPDATE

adminton

Sue Murphy8 Mechanical

}1e 18th of November was a

badminton Saturday at the

Columbia Ice Fields. Anxious

eng ineering badminton competitors

awaited the end of the fierce competi

tion of the University s Badminton

Club tOUTI1ament. Little did the engi

neers realize that they had just as

much determination and desire to tri

umph in their games. The level of tal

ent was high, and both the singles

and doubles matches had nail-biting

moments.

Lang ee dominated the singles division remaining undefeated during

round robin and playoff action. Wayne

Cam lost to Lang, but put in a very

impressive effort throughout the

evening. Special mention also goes toGayan Fernando and ate Brown who

were undefeated during round-robin

play.

The doubles team of Paul Sasseville

and Lang Lee, as well as the team of

Gayan Fernando and Belmey Huang,

posted a 2 0 record in the round-robin

portion of the tournament. However, it

was the combination of Mate Prgin and

Wayne Cam that prevailed, wimling the

doubles competition.

t was a great night for all. Perhaps

having two leagues of play (advanced

and beginners like me) would encour

age more people to participate. Thanks

goes out to the players, Kati Princz forhelping run the tOUTI1ament the bad

minton club for leaving us their nets and

birdies, and Lang ee for the use of his

in really good shape birdies.



The Sandford Fleming FoundationWate rloo Campu Activ

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING AWARD WINNERS:

Work Term Report Awards: Andrew Silberer, Civil Engineering

Omar Al-Juburi , Civil Engineering

Renee Saunders, Civil Engineering

Engineering Debates Winner

James Jantzi, Electrical Engineering (George Dufault Award)

Ernest Yeung, Electrical Computer Engineering

Michael Worry

Rod Cave

Runners Up:

Parker Mitchell

Chamath Palihapitiyaohn Wilkinson, Electrical Computer Engineering

Matt Cervi, Electrical Computer Engineering

Chris Flaman, Geological Engineering

Heather Thomas, Mechanical Engineering

Mark Hutftoetz, Mechanical ngineering

Alana Cates, Chemical Engineering

Jerry Chuang, Systems Design ngineering

Technical Speaker Competition: Jon Pocock, Electrical Engineering, Winner

Andrew Hightower, Chemical Engineering

Jennifer Hunt, Systems Design Engineering

Funding for these awards comes from engineering student contributions and depends on them for continuation.

An organization devoted to the advancement of engineering education

Thoughts bout Employment EquityS. Kingsley Jones

3B Electrical

A few questions to begin:

Question One: What is the purpose of busi

ness?

Answer: Profits. If you own your own business,

your motivation is usually career satisfaction along

with maximum profits. In this case you might be will

ing to sacrifice some profits to run your little operation

with your own little attitudes, since it is your money

that you are sacrificing. If you have stockholders or

partners, you'd bett r maximize profits (in th short

and long run) if you don't want t be deserted.

Question Two: How do you rnaximize profits?

Pricing strategie aside, you maximiz profits by

having the best people you can get for tl,e wage you

pay. Along with this you need a corporate culture

where these best are free to excel

Question Three: Who are the best people?

It's been proven that the best employees are iliose

who contribute the most to a company's profits, from

designing ball bearings to stuffing boxes. The best

come in all shapes and sizes. If you limit who you hire

based on criteria which are independent of the ta k

required you ruin your chances of getting the best pe0-

ple. At times the best won't meet your criteria and at

oiliers, iliey will simply refuse to work for a company

with such attitudes.

Question Four. What's ilie best culture?

As is obvious, it's that which gets the most out of

your employees. This varies significantly between

organizations, but one constant parameter is iliat it be

dynamic, iliat is, full of variety, stimulation and differ

ent modes of thought. You don't get a dynamic work

force out of a monoculture where everyone is the same.

n Example:

You've decided to start your own little company

here in Waterloo. Well at first you might get by wiili

just you, but if you are successful (which is what you

want), your company is going to grow. Now youneed to hire some employees. Since you think you 're a

pretty good person, (after all mom said so) and your

business has been successful, you should hire more

people just like you. Shouldn't you? Leaving aside

how difficult it will be to find any large quantity of

dones; if you hire people who act, work and think like

you, how are you going to beat those competitors who

aren't like you?

TI1e competition is always iliere, waiting on the side

IU1es like vultures, ready to take advantage of any

weakness. TIle biggest weakness you have is yourself.

By definition you know what YOU are thinking, but

you don't know what you are NOT thinking. How can

you, you aren't thinking it? You'll usually find out

after your competitor has incorporated it into your

product and stolen all your customers This is not a

pleasantway to realize that being brilliant isn't enough.

The way to pre-empt this bankruptcy is to have a

diverse company, where you know that even iliough

you aren't thinking about it, some one else in your

company is, whatever it may be. This diversity comes

in all fOmlS, some more obvious than others. Would

you want to own, or work for . a corporation made up

entirely of 27 year--olds? How about one made up of

only engineers?

Neither is probably going to go very far A diversity

of ages, experience and professions is understood to be

necessary, providing maturity, guidance, or expertise

not available from the core group. But in today's mar

ketplace it goes beyond iliese typical features. A diver-

sity of backgrounds is essential in w,derst an

culture of your customers and of ilie world.

mind has said One of Canada's adva

competitiveness is tha t our populatio

sents ilie world's cultures". TI1is not only in

who is available for hire, but makes the genera

tion more accepting of differences in people an

Over 50% of Canadian exports are MAN

TURED goods, being sol throughout thmeanwhile the Canadian market share in eac

ilie EC and the U.S. has increased in the past t

We're not just lumber and iron any more. To

petitive products in foreign markets requires a

standing of iliat market, which ilie Canadian

as a whole provides. For your company to tak

tage of this you need to tap its diversity.

Over 50% of the North American popu

female. That means half of ilie best employee

your customers are women. Not employing

means limiting your opportunities to participa

segment of the market. Why would you choo

sell products to a customer who has the mone

motive, simply because you refuse to un

iliem?

All ilie uproar about employment equity le

as well as some of the id iocy t has spaw

demanded this response. Equity legislation is

along with the notion iliat you can swvive wi

ing the best. If you want success, if you wan

you need a diverse set of employees wiili r

skills, age, culture and sex. The best rompan

this, ilie best are doing it. Those who don't w

may take a while, but die t hey shall, for they

up a weapon in a ruthless game. The mov

government, for or against employment eq

irrelevant.

Isn't it fun to watch ilie racists and sexis

while competitive capitalism makes them obso



s E

egetanan Table:

FranceGeorgeanne Brennan

Chronicle Books

This book is the atest release in the Vegetarian Table

series from the San Fransisco based Chronicle Books,

and, unfortunately, it is a bit of a disappointment. The

photography and layout of the book are up to the usual

high standards set by this publisher, but the writing

leaves me feeling cold.

TIlis series of books presents recipes from different

coLmtries - the first two being Italy and Mexico - and

selecting dishes from the vegetarian tractitions in each

Things to Watch Out For

TIle latest edition ofFood & rink is now available, at

your lcxal L.CB.a., and the best p rt is, it's free Now

you can afford that bottle of Scotch to make the Scotch

shriInps in the issue, or perhaps a good bottle of wine

to treat yourself to as stress relief halfway through

exams. For those of you that have not seen this maga

zine before, it is published four times per y&'U (Easter,

Summer, TIlanksgiving and Christmas) by the L.CB.a.

and is filled with recipes, reviews of fine spirits, wines

and beers available at the L.CB.o., along with recipes

and other fun stuff. As I said, it's

completely free.

Coming up very soon a hink

ecember 6th)the Globe Mail

publishes their food magazine (the name escapes me at

the moment). It's available for the price of the paper

(about 60 cents) and is always excellent. It too comes

out several times per year (four or six, I can't remem

ber). The Globe's publication tends to have a greater

emphasis on food, while the L.CB.a. has a fairly large

emphasis on alcoholicbeverages (imagine that).

That's about all I can think of that you should really

keep an eye out for. You ll probably want to have

something different to eat after gorging yourself on

turkey over theChristmasholidays.

c T I

•country. I usped the problem stems from the author's .

insistence tlk1t it was to be a book about vegetables, and :

thus we find her almost apologizing for th inclusion of •

a cllapter on fruit desserts. one of the other books in •

the series felt the need to justify the inclusion of desserts,

or, in fact, any dish composed primarily of fruits.

The other problem I fOlUld was tIlat the writing ctid

not convey any sense of the author's absolute love for

food, particularly Frencll food. The main focus of tIlis

book appears to be on tile SoUtIl of France, particularly

Provence. Perhaps I have already been spoiled by the

excellent book of Provencal cooking I already have in

my collection.

A notable omission is the lack of a recipe for Salade

Nicoise. Granted, every cookbook about Southern

France contains this recipe, but every one I have seen is

o N

in ing Out

Its the Iron Warrior mini -restaurant reviews .

These are just a few of our favourite restaurants

around the Kitchener-Waterloo area. If there are

any others you'd like to see us add for the next

issue, drop a note our box in the Orifice (CPH

1327) or drop by our office and slip it under our

door (CPH foyer).

The Atlas

University Plaza, Waterloo

Despite its outwardly small appearance, the Atlasis pretty big inside. There's a dance floor, a main

unique. - bar and a shooter bar , all of which are decoratedTo be fair, most of the recipes appear to be very good, : with various beer brand logos and Atlas-holding

although I m not yet convinced that clafoutis should be • the-world type pictures. We were there for dinner

made with milk rather than yogurt -l ll have to try : on a Tuesday night and the place was pretty

making it that way first. There is a good selection o f empty, but we passed by it on a Saturday night at

salad recipes, and some vel)' good ideas for different _ around ten and the place seemed to be hopping.

vinaigrettes and oil infusions that are often hard to find : The Tuesday night atmosphere was nice , includ-

in conventional cookbooks. - ing the typical old happy bar music, (no dance

The prilnary clmracteristic of French (or indeed, any: crap thankfully) and quick and courteous wait

southern European cuisine) is experimentation. The - service. I had an excellent cheeseburger with

exact proportion of ingrectients does not matter (except homemade gravy for the fries. Kevin had the

in bread-making, but that's another issue), it's the final linguine with garlic bread . The linguine, although

character of the dish that defines it as being in a certain a bit dry and bland , was good and the garlic

style. 11lis book provides lots of raw material for experi- bread was exceptional. Two entrees and two

menting. pitchers ran us forty dollars with tip. Summing up

_Colin Young for the Atlas; cheep beer , good food and a niceplace to sit and talk on the weekda ys. Stop by

and check it out.PC Chick Peas and Rice

Here's a really really fast thing to whip up when you

just don't have time to cook.

1 conta iner of PC hick Pca salad (available at th

deli counter in Ze.hrs)

cooked rice

Heat up as mucl1 chick pea salad as you tIlink you

will want. Heat up the ri e (if it s co ld, you can also

cook it specially just for tllis, for a gourmct treat), as

much as you think you will eat. Mix tile two together

and enjoy.

Colin Young from his flakyar tsie roommate)

Natalie Zgola

Janet Lynn s Bistro

King St., Uptown Waterloo

Located along the shopping strip on King Street

in Uptown Waterloo, Janet Lynn 's is regarded as

one of the regions best dining spots, and with

good reason. The restaurant was surprisingly

intimate, a feature that was not evident from

looking in from the street. The food has been

described as modern trendy - meaning

mediterranean with international influences . Our

appetizers were prepared to perfection : warmed

goat cheese over a bed of salad mesclun,

accompanied by grilled vegetables . The dinner

was equally impressive, the attention to details

even extending to the point of loosening the

• chicken skin to make it easier to remove (if you• so desire). The staff are professional and helpful,

• and when asked to recommend a good wine for• around $40, they actually recommended an

Got a great recipe that you think others : excellent Napa Ridge 1993 redthat was

will drool over?? Drop us a line and • well under that price. All this quality

.we ll include it n our Food Section : comes at a price, however - expect to

recipes featuref Heck you even get : pay around $125+ for 2, including drinks.

P -S pointsl • - Colin Young



Christmas

Warm-up

Sing along to the tune of Jingle Bells :

Iron ring, Iron ring,

What I do for you

Hard exams and stupid labs,

and boring dasses too.

Oh

Iron ring ,lron ring,

What I do for youDrink some beer,

Work all year

In order to get you.

Dashing through the halls,

But my favorite of them all,

POETS and TV.,

AndtheC & D.

Wa1star's full again,

And my lab is due at 10,

Laser office has no ink,

And I ust lost my pen.

Oh


What Ido for youHard exams and stupid labs,

and boring dasses too.

Oh


What Ido for you

Drink some beer,

Work all year,

In order to get you .

by Severine Guitten, 38 Mech

UW Drama s

CH CAGO a Hit

Natalie Zgola

8 Chemical

What a show In Chicago, the drama depart-

ment delivered an excellent performanceof an exceptional musical. Created by

Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse and John Kander, Chicago is a

musical set in the jazz era of the booming 1920's.

The story tells of lies, deceit, corruption, fame, sex

and murder. All these topics are presented with a

good solid dose of irony making for a biting satire

with some risque plays on words and some vulgar

witticisms.

The story centers around two jazz babies," Velma

Kelly and Roxie Hart, (played by Sharon Kelly and

Krista Little respectively), both of whom's citywide

fame skyrockets after they murder their respective

lovers. What results between the two is a feud for news

paper headlines and trial dates, as each performer tries

to "out-Razzle Dazzle" the other.

Susan Tschirhart plays th e dowdy, crude and

crooked prison marm, MatronMama Mortan who pre

sides over the prison where Roxie and Velma are await

ing trial.

Kelly and Tschirhart are absolutely side-spilling in

this writer's favorite ironic musical number called

Oass," in which the two "ladies" sit at a table with

their legs spread to 1700 angles wIllie they curse and

scratch their crotches, all the while lamenting, What

ever happened to class?"

Billy Hynn, played by Tim Gentle, is a corrupt crimi

nallawyer who exploits his female clients and takes

them for every cent they have. Gentle and Little put on

an exceptionally good performance in the song We

Both Reached For The Gun," a scene in which Hynn

cannot trust his client Roxie to talk to the press and so

he has her sit on his knee and mouth the words to thesong as his ventriloquist's dwmny. It was an extremely

CR SH U

entertaining and well-performed scene.

Jim DiGioia plays Amos, the love-stmek, silly

dopey husband to Roxie H:ut. Certainly Amos w

only sympathetic character of the show and Di

did an admirable job of soliciting from tl1e audAmos' required sympathy.

Other notable performances were given by An

Renaud, the operatic radio reporter Mary Sun

whose singing voice was unmatched in the ca

Stephanie Arango, the Hispanic inmate who ca

nothing in English but, not guilty," Kristen Bur

Annie the mug faced mole, and Anand Rajaram a

tailor, paunchy layer and corrupt doctor.

The play itself became even more powerful w

placed in its proper context. Originally prod uced

1970's, the story was meant as a satire of the U

States' Nixon Administration. At a time when eve

President claimed he was "free and dear of all cha

when accused of crimes, and the country's particip

in the Vietnam war was being thoroughly opp

Americans were becoming increasingly cynicathemes are still relevant today in a post-OJ Trial so

which seems to value celebrity and glamour

morality and honesty.

The dialogue, the stage effects, and the musical

hers throughout the production were dever, witt

expertly delivered. Each musical number rec

thunderous applause and more tll311 a few smatte

of audience laughter were heard during regula

logue. On the whole, the show was a profound

sure to watch 311d hear.

To those of your who missed Chicago and w

arowld Waterloo in the winter, be sure to check o

Berlin Cabare t playin g Februa ry 7-10 and 14-17 an

Crucible playing March 2 7 ~ 3 0 Tiekets are 10 fo

general public and $8 for shldents and seniors. Fo

ets call the Theater Center Box Office at 8854908.

G SThe Bombsh

Novemb

For some reason, Crash Vegas continues to be one of the most under rated ban

in Canada. After releasing three fabulous albums and appearing on the Nei l You

tribute album, they were still unable to sell-out the Bombshelter. This was, perhapgood thing for fans however, as we were treated to a (short) intense set of music fr

their latest album, Aurora and were able to get up close to the band without being

crushed to death by Neanderthals attempting to prove they are [insert latest trend

band name here]' s biggest fan by bouncing off everybody around them. The set go

off to a late start due to the fact that the drummer was a wee b i t l a t e Just

we were beginning to wonder when they were going to start playing, they

announced that they were just wa i t i ng f o r t he drumme r ,

they had no idea were he was, but last they heard, his wife was having a baby, an

was with her. Apparently the birth was successful, since he did show up (hopeful

his wife just wanted to go to sleep so she didn't notice him buggering off to play

concert - I'm sure the whole audience appreciated her sacrifice). If the current tou

comes off as successfully as it deserves to, your next chance to see Crash Vegas in

area will probably be in the (in the words of the Imprint) ''barn-like atmosphere

of Fed Hall . Your loss. You should have been there.



,e

Chrysa l i s

For those of you who are not f ami l ia r with the name

Mike Scot t , perhaps the Waterboys are a littl more

f ami l ia r . Unti l recent ly , Mike Scot t was the crea t ive

behind t h i s fine Scot t i sh band . e has now dropped the

p re t ense o f being a band , and has se t out on a so lo career .

After a poorly rece ived final Waterboys album Dream Harder ,

he has returned to what he does bes t : t ll s to r i e s with his

music . The album cont inues in the Celt ic- inf luenced folk genre

he s t a r t e d i n t o with Fisherman s Blues . The ins t rumentat ion

i s sparse a t t imes , of ten only an acous t i c gui t a r

accompanying his voice , and r ich and f u l l a t other t imes . The

l y r i c s are more in t rospec t ive than pas t Waterboys albums .

Stand out songs inc lude the blues-influenced City o f Ghosts

(Dublin) ( Dublin i s a c i ty f u l l of buskers /Playing old Waterboys hi t s ) , Edinburgh Cas t l e and

Long way to the Light , which gives us some ins igh t in to why we have been forced to wai t so long

for a new album from t h i s cons iderable musica l t a l e n t . I t s been well worth t he wait . - Colin

Young

old SnapWarner

It's only been about two years since this band released their first independent

E.P., which was later released by Warner under the title Eepee At that time

(the independent release, not the record deal one) I reviewed the album and

said that this was a band to keep an eye on. Turns

out I was right (say that about enough bands and

you're bound to get it right at least once). Long

anticipated full length album is no disappointment,

and if you don't believe me, check out i maga-

zine for November 16-29 - its the Highlight release

of the week. It 's not often you can actually agreewith a music critic (and he also makes the same

Tragically Hip comparison I made two years ago.

Hmm ... . This album see a completely different

band line-up since the first E.P. and a fuller, more

produced sound. This is in fact a good thing, since

.f spite of the artistic brilliance of the first release, it

oid sound like it was recorded in somebody's bath

reom. My only complaint about this release is the

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CD format of a

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original cassette

that have not yet

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Just What Are We Remembering?Mario 8el/abarba

STRESSED

a he second floor of the Hyatt residence at

hamplain Regional College in Lennoxville,

Quebec, hangs a plaque in memory of a

young woman named Annie. When I started

CEGEP at Champlain, Annie was starting her sec

ond and last year. She received her diploma in Pure

and Applied Science eight months later, and in Sep

tember of that year sh began university, wo rking

towards a degree in Engineer ing . Th ree months

later, she was dead, the victim of cruel and senseless

act that sent the nation into turmoil. Annie was one

of the 14 women murdered at Ecole Poly echnique

by Marc Lepine on December 6, 1989. Beyond the

ability to pick her out in a crowd I had several

friends who lived in Hyatt that year), I did not know

Annie personally, and it wasn't until the summer of

1991, when I had finished my extended tour of the

CEGEP system, that I saw the plaque. The Montreal

Massacre was an event that s hocked many to the

core when it happened, but it wasn't until a few

month after I saw that plaque, during my first term

here at Waterloo, that I realized the full impact

caused by the events of December 6. The strong

emotions felt by such a large number of people hun

dreds of kilometres away from where this tragedy

took place, and almost 1000 kilometres from where

Annie's post-secondary educa tion began, brought

home to me not only the fact that this was a much

bigger deal to a lot more people than I had expected,

but also that it would get bigger.

It wasn ' t until second year that I started thinking

about what it was we were doing to commemorate the

Montre al Massacre; and every year since then, the same

questions have come up in my mind. Should we be

doing anything more than commemorating the death

of fellow engineering students - or, more to the point,

would we see the same kind of memorials if the people

killed w ere singled out based on the fact that they were

engineering students (or even just university students)

and not female engineering students? What do the

families of the victims think about the yearly reminder

of their suffering? Do they appreciate the martyrdom of

their daughters? Should the issue of violence against

women be an integral part of any ceremonies surround

ing the commemoration of the massacre?

For three years, I've been pondering these questions,

and have found that some answers definitely spring

forth easier than others. Would the same concern be

expressed if the students killed had been singled out

simply because they were students? Absolutely not.

The event would have faded from memory pretty

quickly. Many of us know who Marc Lepine was, but

how many can place the names Valerie Fabrikant or

Denis Lortie, although at lea st in the case of the later, he

was going after politicians.

As to the question of how the families of the victims

feel about the yearly rekindling of their anguish over

the loss of their daughters, I think the message that has

been received from many of them is pretty clear. One

family even went so far as to demand that their daugh

ter's name not be used in conjunction with any memori

al service. I whole-heate dly feel that every single family

touched by this crime recognizes it as a dear example of

the worst kind of violence against women, but I also

have to believe that many of them do not appreciate

their loved ones being put in the spotlight every year.

Which brings me to the last, and most difficult, ques

tion that I have been asking myself - Should the issue of

violence against women be an integral part of any cere

monies surrounding the commemoration of the mas

sacre? There is no question that the crime committed

against these women was yet another example of the

degree to which violence against women has become a

problem in our society. It is, in fact, a shocking, terrify

ing example. However, there is a distinction that needs

to be made here. There is a difference between holding

ceremonies that decry violence against women and

using the Montreal Massacre as a poignant example,

and a memorial held in the name of the 14 women mur

dered that is used as the basis for condemning violence

against women. To many, the distinction between the

two may seem a question of semantics. To me, the dif-

ference is one of respect for the victims and the families

of the victims. There are hundreds of crimes committed

against women every day. Why have a memorial ser-

vice on December 6? Why chose to specifically single

out these 14 women? The crime against these women

Grad Comm '96:Thanks for all your support

Greg Carli, Amy McCleverty

Dympna Scullion

Grad Comm 96 Fundraising

Committee

months of fundraising, the

time has finally come for the

lass of '96 to leave B-Soc for

greener pastures. Yep, A-Soc awaits us

with the promise of Grad Ball and IRS,

as well as the yearbook and convoca

tion

On behalf of the class of '%, I want to

thank everyone for putting up with us

since March 95, when our official

fundraising campaign started off, and

supporting the many events we've orga-

nized in the past 2 terms. Through pizza

sales as well as special events such as the

pool tourney, just another excuse to

party , batch party, slave auction, and

50/50 draw (the winner will be

announced tonight at EOT at the

Bomber), Grad Comm '96 has managed

to raise over$3500. When you add that to

the $2,800 A-Soc raised last term, that's

$6,300 This money goes directly to cut

ting th.e costs to students for graduation

events such as Grad Ball and IRS.

Good luck on exams and on your

upcoming workterms - don't spend too

much money though, cause you'll need

some for all the fun and exciting summer

events that will be brought to you by

Grad Comm 9 1 ..

was particularly brutal, but does that give us the

make them martyrs? Those 14 women did n

their lives to fight violence against women . Th

not choos e their fate, but had it thrust upon the

ply by being in the wrong place at the wrong tim

according to MarcLepine, of the wrong gender.

So what's the answer? I feel it is important to

nize the events of December 6, and I feel that t

impor tant to recognize that violence against wom

problem that is becoming far too prevalent in o

ety. However, it might be best if one ceremony w

used as a platform for the other. There should

vices to remember the 14 women who were cu

in the prime of their lives by a madman. There

also be services in memory of all the other wom

have been raped, or beaten by their husbands, o

dered by jealous ex-boyfriends, or any of a my

examples of the violence that som e men feel the

to inflict upon women. Although it may be d

impossible, and to some degree, not justifiable t

rate these fourteen women from the violen

plagues us, we have to be careful that when w

bine the two, we do not lose sight of what it

brought us together in the first place: the tragic d

Armie and her classmates - denied their right t

their contributions to society. So long as the ce

bears the names of those 14 women, we must

lant in not allowing those names to be swallow

into issues far greater than those women may ha

dreamed of.

In the final analysis, I have discovered that th

no easy answers to my last question. It might be

have a separate day to raise public awareness

issue of violence against women; a day that

include those massacred at Poly echnique six ye

as well as all the other women who have been

of violence at the hands of men. A day to look

tragedies of the past and start thinking about w

can do to make a better future. Maybe Dece

should be left to those 14 women and their famili

to those who. choose to quietly reflect not only o

is wrong with a society that would allow such

to occur, but also to remember the 14 individua

were taken from us on that day.



~ r l u H ys a U ~ ~ d u H ys a U ~ ~ d u H ys ~ a u ~ ~ d u H ys a U ~ ~ r l u H ys a U ~ \ ~ r l u H ys a U ~

An Immodest Proposal

for the Technoiliuminatisary to the masses.

E

OlOgical revolution has swept the planet,

engineers are rising in the new social order of

the day, and the time for action is nigh. Little

does the world suspect that by building the founda

tion of their new world order on the supple mass of

human knowledge they have enslaved themselves

to new masters. Engineers have always profited

from of the ignorance of others; now is the time to

rule through it.

And this is just one example of the creati e ub

terfuge that is open to the prospective knowledge work

er. As all work converges to the abstract manipulation

of information, the creation of knowledge and the addi

tion of value to goods, the power of the engineer will

grow in every field of human endeavor.

foster a greater 5e.l of purpose and common identity.

Th Iron Ring Ceremony is a beautiful example, as are

the m ting th tool ceren10nies, tc.. . By perpetuating

uch practi ,ngineers will learn to appreciate their

special place in th mos, and come together as a dan-

destin group with a dark, hidden agenda.

4. Branch membership for the IEEE witl1 the more

covert Masonic orders. Lord knows what they've really

been up to all these years, but they really have th at spe

cial aura of mystique and sinister purpose we should be

cultivating. (the Masonic orders, not tl1e IEEE, although

after reading a few transactions ..)

Remember, if we don't do this first, Bill Gates will. It

is only a matter of time before we are all under some

one's dominion if we don't act first.ndeed, what was once the geeky obsession of some

few, anti-social hacks has become the life blood of our

times. The ubiquitous in mention, yet seldom sighted

Information Highway is the road to our dominion. This

Unicorn of the late twentieth century has the promise of

absolute control over the financial, educational, cultural

and political spheres of life. By first timidly inviting use,

and then rendering itself gradually indispensable we

can fabricate a benevolent harness for Western society.

To further this enlightened agenda at Waterloo, I pro

pose some small steps that are already being imple

mented but just need a little more emphasis. To conclude, what we have here is an opportunity.

1. Engineering courses will be absolutely dosed to

others outside of tl1e faculty. Knowledge is power, and

we can't be sharing our power with other people, now

can we?

Imagine the redistribution of wealth and tl1e social

welfare that could be created. The end of all war and

discriminatiOI;, perhaps even true and genuine happi

ness on earth, neighbors loving one anotl1er and cheap

and easy access to video on demand. The important

thing is to achieve absolute control over obscure tech

nology tl1at is incomprehensible yet absolutely neces-

2. Engineers will be further discouraged from taking

courses outside of their faculty. This places the inferior

branches of knowledge on a relative par with engineer

ing, symbolically demeaning the precedence our cur

riculum enjoys over the rest of the university syllabus.

Besides, it just distracts our young bretlven from the

really in1portant ubertech stuff.

3. Obscure ritualistic practices will be encouraged to

The opportunity to maintain our control over an inac

cessibl body of knowledge that is increasingly neces.-

sary to the continued survival of humanity. Engineers

have a near monopoly on these matters that has been

years in the making. Let's not squander this chance to

become a really bitchin' cartel. We can organize and

seize power before anyone would even suspect it. (or

we can all work for McSoft, you make the choice )

Come, be a TeclmolliU01inus. Join with us and Rule

the World

Waterloo l aPlaces Fifth nInternationalCompetition

Vivek Balasubramanyam

A Computer

TIe University of Waterloo's

Novice Genetic Engineering

Team recently received an hon

orable mention in the fourteenth

annual United Nations Biological

Warfare Competition. The competition was based in Zurich, simultane

ously held in small towns and villages

across the world. Twenty-five hun

dred teams from sixty countries were

given two weeks to build their origi

nal no n -a irborne viruses; testing

occurred during the third week of

competition. UW's virus, nicknamed

"Svinliner," completely destroyed an

average-density population of seven

thousand in four minutes and 35.4046

seconds, coming in at only 2.0011 sec

onds behind the winning team. This

time gave our team fifth place overall,

but first place in the category of

Teams with Budgets Under

U5$10,OOO. Now plans are afoot to

dethrone four-time winner "Institute

of Biochemistry and Quantum

Physics" of Finland by designing a

computer controller for the human

central nervous system. The team will

have to work quickly, however, since

only four montl1S remain before IBM's

"Self-Powered Cyborg Relay" compe

tition.

In a more immediate term, the Genet

ic Engineering team is planning to flood

the Mathematics and Computers build

ing with airborne nerve suppressant as

part of a minor program in biochem

istry. The results of this experiment and

other projects will be made available on

the newsgroup alt.fan.1A-cliv4.

This is ajoke It is not real

ahal

Engineers inPolitics

Vivek Balasubramanyam

A Computer

Countries, provinces and

municipalities have to be run

by somebody; currently the

fi ld of politics i dominat d by

lawy rs. But why lawy rs? What

makes them uniqu Iy able to de ide

what's best for countrie of whi h

only a few citizens ar f low attor

neys? I answer, Nothing In fa t, as

an engineer-ta-be, I feel that engin r

ing and politics can and should be

clos ly related fields. After all, engi

neers are trained to think about all of

the factors that influence situations,

and they are trained to think about

long - term solutions to problems.

Experience shows us that curr nt

politicians are madly in love with

quick (but ineffective) fixes.

When one thinks about it, one can

find many reasons why engineers

would make excellent politicians. I am

writing this article because I want to use

this fact to the country's advantage.

Soon, a deal will have to be made with

the province of Quebec. This deal must

make Quebec decide to remain a part of

Canada, and it must minimize the

resentment that the rest of Canada feels

because of the perceived special treat

ment that Quebec receives. The politi

cians who will make this deal all bring

strong biases with them. The referen

dum campaign was hard fought and th

lawmak' arc still licking their WOUJ,ds

- th Yprol:X1bly do not W< nt to forgiv ',

rg t and pproach lh situation obj

tively. Uth 'rwcrcarac'l mak'ad ill

with Qu , w would get a h 'ad tart

b au w ar willing and abl ' lo

approa h the situation with ompl t

objcctivi y.

The plan is impl : w rm a grou p

on campus, and pair up with a w1iv i

ty from Quebec. The two student bod

ies then proceed to make a deal that

everyone can live with, and wh n the

politician are about to sit down at th

negotiating tabl w deliver them tl1

ultirnat proposal. Thus, we not only

prove tl lat engineers can be great at poli

tics, but w also save our country from a

future of referendwns and constitution

al conflicts.

All those interested in implementing

this plan are begged to contact m soon.

Please e-mail to:

vabalasu®Wheel. watstar.uwaterloo.ca



Rick Steves'Europe Through the

Back Door

13th Edition

John Muir Publications

$22.95

Book Review

Andy ChanWStaff

r any of you who are thinking of travelling to

Europe in lieu of a work term, during an

exchange program or after graduat ion , this

book is invaluable. f you're like me, having little

cash and the intention of getting the most bang for

my buck, spending the $22.95 will proba bly be one

of my best investments towards my trip.

For most of us who will be travelling, package tours

and escorted tours about Europe is not tl1e scene. Most

of us will just want a plane ticket to get over the 'pond',

a youth hostel pass and mayb e a Eurail pass to move us

around while we're there. TIle freedom to go where

you want, when you want, and to see what you want is

the most important thing.The 'Back-Door' sty le of travelling allows the trav

eller to get intimate with the real Europe and to avoid

the swamped tourist traps.

Rick Steves is the au tl10r of this and numerous other

travel books and host of his own PBS-TV series, ''Trav

els in Europe witl1 Rick Steves". Through his travels

through Europe for the last 22 Slln1mers, Steves has

managed to put his experiences and lessons into 13 edi

tions of a fair sized book. Altl10ugh mos t budget-travel

books like this one will sow1d the same in the begin

ning, you get to know Steves' favourite off-tl1e-beaten

track places tl1roughout Europe, all the while learning

from his mi takes so that you can minimize your

Travelling cheaply and smartly is the best way around

Europe. A tight budget forces you to get closer to tl1e

locals, meeting and communicating with the peopleinstead of purchasing their pre-packaged smiles and $5

cups of coffee.

TIlis book is separated into two major sections; one

focuses on bas ic travel skills; tl1e oti1er focuses on the

'Back-Doors' of each country. TI1C first section deals

with allthc inlricaci of planning for your trip. It gives

you advicc on how Lo deal with th preparation of your

trip such as travel agents, travel insurance, the red-tape

of each country and even how to pack and what thingsyou should bring. This book also tell you how you get

to Europe, how you get ar01.md in it, and how to plan

an efficient itinerary. Travel strategies when you're in

Europe will be important so that you can maximize the

sightseeing and minimize the time spent hopping

between countries. By far the most important section of

the first part of the book is the section entitled, The

Budget: Eating and Sleeping on 50 a Day".

The second sect ion is a summary of Steves' 37favourite western Euro pean 'Back-Doo r' destinations,

including a few places in Morocco, Turkey, Luxor, and

Egypt. These summaries are shortened versions of Rick

Steves' more detailed Country Guides. You' ll get most

of the basic information found in those books so that ifyo u want more info, you can just go buy the corre

sponding book.

f you're interested in travelling to Europe soon, then

I suggest that you find this highly-recommended book,

read it and then go find an d read the Le t's Go:

Europe" guidebook series sub titied as ''The Bible of the

Budget Traveller".

f you have a desire to travel, then this is the time to

do it before you are yo ung and this book will help you

to start that journey. Happy travels

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ng:os re Now So

Scarce, We re FinallyBecoming Interesting

Mario Bel abarbaSoon to be XSCIVly STRESSED

The following article is reprinted from the Montreal

Gazette, 20 April, 1991, and 1.alS originally written by osh

Freed who co-authored such books as he Anglo Guide to

Survi 1Xl1 in Quebec. I just like it because it illustrates how the

more things change the more they stat the same.

Et a phone call from a French TV station this

week asking me to take part in a panel discussion

n the hottest subject in the francophone media:

The anglop hones of Quebec.

Only days earlier, another French station had asked

me to appear on a show about anglo cultural values,

while a third French network wooed friends of mine for

a program on "marginal anglos."

Both the Journal and Ie Point are doing special

reports on the province's anglos, while l'Actualite, Que

bec's monthly newsmagazine, is working on a feature

about us for a coming issue.

At the ra te things aTe going, card-canying anglos

may be wise to contact their publicity agents before

answering the phone.

Like belu ga wh ales, Am erican eagles a nd o ther

endangered species, Quebec anglos are becoming so

scarce, we are finallybecoming interesting.

We may soon be in .

I can a lread y see the headline for an upcoming

Audubon Society Guide: 'The Anglos of Quebec - The

Ex tinct Society?"

With luck, we will soon be getting the kind of atten

tion lavished upon other threatened minorities: affirma

tive-action programs to ge t us more representation in

the police, the civil service and the calesh-driving indus

try.

Minority reports, travelling colmnittees and a pedal

task force getting fat on per diems: the Bronfrnan-Mol

son conm1ission .

The government may subsidize a fe tiva l of anglo

folk culture, flying in ethnologists from around the

globe to study our quaint customs and hab its:

-Our unique mix of ethnic holidays: St Patrick's Day

and the Fete du St. Jean.

-Our natural use of words like depanneur, Metro and

Palais de Justice in otherwise normal English sentences.

-Our colourful etlmic signs, like Bens and Joes, with

no apostrophes; and our former STOP/ ARRET signsthat now say things like "101" and ART.

Frankly, it's about time that Quebec and the Rest of

Canada caught on to the fact that we anglos are a

remarkable species, eminently worth study while we

are still here to be seen.

At a time when English Canada and Frendl Quebec

are botll giving up on the idea of two official langua ges,

we are tlle only group in the country who love being

bilingual.

We enjoy having two pronunciations for evelY sm.>et:

Rue St. Urbain and St. Urban St., Rue Jean Talon and

Gene Talon St., Bo ul. Decarie and Dick Harry Blvd.

We like taking our kUld to garderie by Metro, and

later to CEGEP, with a good CLSe in the area . We

enjoy having Urgences Sante - even if we d rather not

use it.

We even like standing in phone booths I:Iying to fig

ure out tlle sex of the dinner dub where we want to

make reservations. Is it Le Oub Hawalen? Or Chez la

Hawalenne? Or might it be Chez Ie Bistro-Bar-Disco

des DanceusesHawalennes?

Even our politics can be strangely bipartisan.

Like many anglos, when I talk to French Quebecers I

get apoplectic about Bill 178 and the violation of my

constitutional right to shop for cauliflower in English.

But, put me in Toronto and I crave French signs and

menus like air, and argue vociferously with any unilin

gual Ontarian who dares to attack Quebec.

Montreal is a wonderlul place to live, I shout. And

YES , I do sympathize with Quebec s demand to be

called a distinc t society It is.

If my Ontario opponent is hard-headed enough, I

may even find myself defending Quebec s sign law,

saying something inane like: ''Look, when you get to a

street comer and see an octagonal red sign, it's obvious

ly not a mailbox "

But back in Montreal, I see a graffiti artist crossing out

srop and I leap to the other side again.

After a lifetime in this province, I am a linguistic

schizophrenic, part of a bicultural species trapped in the

centre of a debate where compromise is out of fashion.

The other night, I was lying in bed when I had a terri

fying Canadian experience; a post-separation night

mare.

In my dream, a furious Canada had spurned Quebec

and become stridently unilingual. TIle town of Sault

Ste. Marie had become St. Mary's Rapids. Qu 'Appelle,

Sask., had become 'Whatchamacallit."

Toronto had dumped its Indian name and reverted

to the English: Where the Mind arrows."

In reta liation, Quebec had gone un ili nguil l, too.

Atwater Ave hild become Av. a 1'E'ilU (all0, for sholt).

Van Home had become Van Houtle, 1 utchison was

Hot-Chicken.

Uncomfortable in either world, Quebec <Ulglos had

set ou t on a long odyssey across Canada, l hom cle s

tribe in search of a bilingu al country to call their own.

In tlleir minds tll y dreamed of some place "sympa

thetique": a bilingual homeland where they could live

in English - but still order a Labatt Blue at the brasserie,

along with "frites and vinegar." Or even poutine.

A place with The Gazette AND La Presse, autoroutes

instead of highways, and a PaJais des Congres in the

middle of Chinatown .

Not to mention some decent bistros where they could

order un cafe au lait et un croissant, pronounced cor

rectly, without getting a dirty look.

Sadly, the anglos trekked right across Canada from

Atlantic to Pacific, but fOLU1d nothing. Eventually, they

scattered and went south, where ma ny settled in the

last tiny refuge of the bilingua l Canadian dream

Fort Lauderdale.

Women InEngineeringSummer 96

Eventsmy McCleverty

4A Systems

QMondaYr Novem.ber 27th, a second forum

as held with the purpo e of planning

events for the summer tem as well as identi

fying our vision for the future. To find out mo re

about what was discussed as well as what we ve got

planned for the summer, read on

It was decided that, as a group, the goals ofWIE are :

1. to continue to enl1aJ1ce and improve the environ

ment for women in Engineering;

2. to introd uce policies and practices that improve the

overall environment; and

3. to create an awareness of contemporary issues.

hl addition to talking about our goals, we discussed

possible activities to plan for the summer I€rm These

include:

Event

Baseball

Basketball

BOTDinner

l3rown bag lunches

with speakers

Eng Hockey

EOTPimicat

Columbia Lake

Fanner s Market visit

Habitat for Humanity

Iron Warrior

PEOContact

Publicity

Skill building activi ties

at dinners

S<x 'l' r

Wlf>: Conk n.'lll'l'S

WWWI'.1ge

Coordinator

NadineCowan

Opell

Open

Anjum Mullick

Nadine Cowan

Shelley Carter

Open

Kim Boud\er

KatiPrincz

AnjwnMullick

Sue Murphy

and Anne d egwa

Op<-n

H('l-x'CGl HnlJmr

Open

Opt l1

As you mJ) S(.'(., ,1 lol ( events arl' pl,mIll'd, and m,1I1y

of them are still open (or IX'oplc to organ ih'. I l lu're

int rested, ta lk to Mjchd Je tinson s r ~ g c i v i l ,w ho will be the und erg radLlil lc member of the Women

in En gineering ommitlcc.

Currently, th re is ]10 involvem nt from 4-strcmn

frosh. Almost all K-scd:ions wer visited e t w Ck by

Anjum, Janin oelle, Mk helle, R be a and Sue to

raise awareness aboullb forum. Alth ugh ma ny pe0-

ple expressed interest, mo t said lhey we re too busy

with assignments a t lhis lime. Just wanted to let you

know that its not too la te to ge t involved, and U,al we

REA LLY want yo u to oordinate OT participate in some

of these ev ents this summer - it., sure to be a lot of n.U1

For those of you thal arc 8-str<.>am frosh or in 4A,

we re planning quite a few similar evenl:h for the winter

tenn; so i a y tuned



CCES 96The Last Hurrah

Amy MeC/everty

4A Systems

CCES '96 Co-Chair

Its hard to believe, but after

months and months of planning,

the t ime has come This is the

LAST article you'l l be able to read

about CCES preparations, because

when the next issue of the IW comes

out, CCES wil l be finished

I wanted to take the time to thank

everyone who's been directly involved

with the organization of this confer

ence, as well as those who have signed

up to volunteer their time during the

week of December 31 to January 6.

Without you guys, this conference

would not have been possible To

those of you who haven't been

involved and think that this isn't really

all that much work, consider that just

this term, committee members have

attended about 25 hours worth of meet

ings, not to mention the hours and

hours spent actually doing stuff

TI1ere's still work to be done, as any

one on the the organizing committee

can confirm, but the good news is that

the light at the end of the tunnel is get

ting brighter and brighter, and with

only 30 days remaining, I'm confident

that it will all come together in time to

show the rest of Canada the high level

of quality that we are capable of pro

ducing. Please take the time to thank

Nicole Abcarius, Mario Bellabarba,

Brenda Bouchette, Jolm Faber (Fabes),

Leah MacKinnon, Dan Playfair, atal.ie

Proctor, Jason Roberts j), Dave Thomp-

son, Na than Whitcher, Jason Worry

and Mike Worry fOT all their time and

effort - these are the kind of people who

help main tain the reputation for quality

that University of Waterloo Engineer

ing studen ts and graduates benefit

from.

If you haven' t volw1teered yet and

don't want to m ss out on this once in a

lifetime opportunity, you can talk to

Nicole Abcarius (VP External) or

myself, or fill out one of the handy

dandy volunteer application forms that

are in the orifice.

See you on the 31st

Santa s tarlight SavingsShop between 4:00 p 1n & 10:00 p m .

December 13 Wednesday

and receive

10 off

the regular price ofalntost everything at the

Bookstore UW hopPlus,

Surprise giveawaysthroughout the evening.

You could win a gift from Santa.

except textbooks, electronics, sale merc/randise,special orders and Unicef products.

~ C M P U S S OP

END OF TERM

DOWNSTAIRS

IN THESTUDENT LIFE CENTREVERYTHING IN THE STORE LIMITED QUANTITIE

(DOL<; NOT INCLUDE CUSTOM ORDERS)

Letter to th

ditor

EngSoc Novelty Stupidity

and Backlashing

DearlW,Some guy makes a case against EngSoc

producing T-Shirts wilh certain sayings (eg.

"Girls Kick Ass ", ''Orientals are Smarter" , etc.).

Stupid sayings, yes , but I'd like to point out that

the case he makes wasn't so hot either.

The key to his argument was this: "if I

wanted any of the above shirts to be

produced ,could I? No , since they all

demonstrate some form of gain playing on

others ."

Actually ,what is sounded like he 'wanted' tosay was this: "if I wanted to produce a shirt

that said something like 'White Anglo-Saxon

Males Dominate in Engineering' then Iwould

not be able to, unfair unfair "

I hink that a better case against the shirtswould have been this: hese shirts promote an

obviousness about certain minorities in

engineering that just doesn 't need to be

pointed out in such an 'In-yer-face ' manner. I

mean whafs the point? Why bother using

tasteless, seif.oopreciating humour which

stupidly eschews the obvious (ie. women are

under-represented in engineering; orientals

are over-represented; separatism sucks,

etc.)? This sort of perverse pride in our

differences we can do wilhout.

I mean , I ry really hard to be identified as

the following things: Canadian , engineering

student, Bruins-fan , ust an average guy. And

then boneheaded shit like this comes up to

me and smacks me on the head an

"Hold on , you 're not a Canadian , aning student, just an average guy . Yo

'oriental ', too ." Well no shit Sherlock,the heads-up , can Iwaste fourteen m

bucks so that you can produce morecrap?

I know a ot of women out there w

being identified as a women' in engi

A friend of mine actually tore up a WEngineering " pamphlet because it m

seem like a charity case or somethin

on , now ..we 're all people, right? Clu

stereotypes we can do without.

This is the case Iwould make aga

moronic EngSoc shirts.

Still, I hought the arguments agai

annoyingly lame. I hink the guy is e

something called 'WASP Male Back

Under the guise of ZERO TOLERAN

basically expressing the opinion that

sucks because in his perspective ,W

Males are getting stepped on , unfair

Well, cry me a river.

Bottom line? WE'RE ALL PEOPL

GODDAMMIT And if you really beli

equality , use the term ZERO TOLER

a way that doesn 't reek of 'WASP M

Backlash ". Believe in it because you

believe in it.

And can the bloody shirts for cryin

loud.

Terry Woo soon to be the he

this damn hellhole pit



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Summer 96 DirectorshipsHere hey .... folks - next

lenn sdirectoo;I We Athletics

wish them luck with their position and hope Spirit Special Events

verything goes well this summer. We still Spirit Special Events

have lots of open directorShips positions n case you're Take Some News (TSN)

interested in taking the responsibility - these positions Take Some News (TSN)

are designated vacmt n the list below. Stop by the Ori- Publicityflce to sign up. Publicity

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ESSCO Rep Kevin O Keefe Exchange

ESSCO Rep Tony Campbell Exchange

Charities Scott James Secretary

Charities VACANT Home Page

Charities VACANT Semi Formal

Frontrunners Chris Trudeau Semi Formal

Frontrunners VACANT Semi Formal

Social Bryan Normandin

Social Jason Kimball ServicesCampus Wide Activities VACANT

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Canada Day Brenda Bouchette P.O.E.T.S.

Canada Day Kitty Fong P.O.E.T.S. Programming

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arren Zacher Orifice Director

Arts Mike Oily Novelties

Arts Darren Zacher Novelties

Class Rep Advisors Oli Dumetz Finance

Class Rep Advisors Geoff White Finance

EngiNewsletter Kevin Wright Environmental/Recycling

EngiNewsletter Natalie Zgola

Athletics Shawn Bedard

fron WarriorKirsten LeRoijMitch Valentik Editor-In-Chief Kati Princz

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Course Critiques Shelley Carter

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Mark Vidler Resource Manual VACANT

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Jason Roberts Proposal Director

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Greg Jones WEEF Public Relations Director

Jason Worry

Kitty Fong Off TermTruong Dinh

Off Term Rep Mark Vidler

Blotter Devon Warren

We at lh Iron Warrior wou ld like to sa it' s bl;cn

being ab le to put together the paper for Eng this

W o u l d n t hay done it without all our contrib

who help d mak ur the pap r was filled with intcllig nt,

vant and thought-provoking articl . W hop I that mop

stuff keeps coming in so we can kcep printing nic lhi k issu

big thank you also goc to ' ngSo (or find ing lh funds to buy

stunning pie e f ma hincry on whi h to do our layout. ood

on exams and se you all n xl teml

Iron Warrior Staff:

Front Row, I to r. Kati Princz, Andy Chan, Doron Melnick, Va

Choy, David Chang.

Back Row, 1 o r. Colin Young, Amy McCleverty, NataJie Zgo]a

Mario Bellabarba.

(Missing: Rod Cave.)

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Ilo from the land of CCES,

C&D, SFF, EOT, and LORNA.or those that prefer English,

that 's th e Canadian Conference of

Engineering Students, Coffee and

Donut Shop, Sandford Fleming Foun

dation, End of Term, and List Of Really

Necessary Acronyms. I'm feeling th is

especia lly strong tu gg ing to attend

class this week, which means we must

be approaching finals.

Expense Forms

111e Orifice's last day is (was) Dec 1st.

That means if EngSoc needs to reimburse

you for directorship expenses that either:

A) you got your cheque

B) your cheque is sitting in your

director mailbox

C) you haven ' t submitted your

expense form yet

D) you've decided to make a dona

tion to EngSoc

That's right The answer is D. Just

kidding. If you chose C, then you need to

get in toud1 with me, or magically tele

port the expense form into my inbox. If

you figure out the teleport thing let me

know, I have a friend that will pay good

money for it.

C D

Huge important reminder: THE C&DIS OPEN DURING EXAMS So when

you don't have time to shop or cook, Eng

Soc is there for you.

Last week the C&D had food tendering

for the year. Yum The event was well

attended by a wide variety of distributors.

Next term you can expect to see new

products at th C&D. Thanks to Ron at

Math for doing much of the legwork.

V Internal Spews

Gre ting and salu ta tions, for one

las t time this term. The past

few months have flown by

with in credib le speed, and th e only

thing between us an d the end of the

term are finals. 1 wish everyone the

best of luck on these exa ms, and I'm

sure everyone will do well.

Looking back on this term, it has been

great. One enchanted evening was put

together with fine sty le by Gayan, Kitty,

Karen and Jason Kirsten LeRoij did a

great job organizing a spectacular Tal

Eng. Sports tournaments galore were

coordinated by Sue Murphy and Shawn

Bedard over th e entire term. Chris

Trudeau also did an enthu siastic job

• ·o·c ·e· w·sJust in case anybcx:ly's

wondering what those

new metal shelves in the

Orifice are for, they're _replacing the centre sec-

tion of the C D. The

bagels bins are being

rebuilt so that they'll ClJ l . o ._ .

be together and you

won't have to run from

one side to the other to

see what's available.

Mary's been doing an

excellent job planning these changes, and

running the C&D in general

SFF

That's the Sandford Fleming Founda

tion, an organization devoted to the

advancement of Engineering education.While they do a fair bit for the students,

they're not terribly well known For those

that weren't at Council, SFF currently

rnarges $3 on your fee statement, and is

looking at raising that to 4 .They provide

us with the SFF Debates, Work Report

Awards, TA Awards, 1/3 of the Engi

neering Awards Dinner, emergency loans

to students, and travel funds, just to name

a few. 111ey'd like to expand to offer more

services and increase their visibility. Ideas

include Citizenship awards, SFF tutors,

video tutorial library, Entrepreneurship

award, career nights, special projects

fund, leadership workshops, and literary

awards. This group is staffed by facultyvolunteers and quite open to ideas. They

want to provide students with the best

services for their money. I think SFF plays

an important role in the University, and

because of their continuity and contacts,

that they are in a position to do much

more. If you have questions or ideas talk

to one of the exec.

:......:.....

w r

adminis

tered so

the profes

sors could

get feed

b a c k .

ks to

directors

over the

past term

for their determination, work and effort

placed into making everything run

smoothly.

To the people who have volunteered

CCES

Well I know CCES has

nothing to do wi th VP

Finance, but everybodyrushes to read the VP-F

spew the instant they get

their IW, so nobody will

mind if a put in a little plug.

JList came from our last

joint meeting with A-Soc.

(For historians tracking the

EngSoc calendar, that

means I travelled forward

in time to attend the CCES meeting on

Saturday, then leaped back to Friday at

3pm so that my spew would be in on

time.) [Ed. Ha hall It rea lly looks like

everything is coming together. We 've got

the better part of the Valhalla booked ,

200+ de lega tes from across Canada,

industry toUTS across Ontario, corporate

sponsorships, noteworthy speakers, and a

most excellent HeadQuarters. CCES is

held at a different University every year,

and UW likely won't be hosting again for

some 12 to 15 years. The conference runs

from December 31st '95 toJanuary 6th '96.

I know most EngSoc B types will be

working then, but if you're available

we're still looking for volunteers to help

out. Tasks could include security for pub

crawls, staffing HQ setting up AVequip

ment, driving for industry toUTS, minutes

during meetings, or running special

events. Talk to Nicole Abcarius or Amy

McCleverty if you're interested.

Directors

By the time you read this, the directors

for next term (May August ) will be

chosen. Likely that also means there will

be some positions unfilled. If you are

interested in getting involved (read: do

something else with your University

years, other than spend t curled up with

for directorships for next term, you are all

in for a fantastic and rewarding experi

ence. To anyon e still interested in getting

involved, there are still some great posi

tions available. Have you ever wanted to

work on a newspaper, put together a

database of Co-op job experiences, ensure

professors get feedback from the stu

dents, or control what's on the P.O.E.T.s.

TV? Directorships are also an excellent

way to work on your organizational and

communication skills. Just swing by the

orifice and talk to Brian, Nicole, Mike or

myself; or just slide a note under the door

and we'll get in touch with you.

Looking ahead, plans for next term are

already looking fantastic. We're definite

ly going to maintain the intensity of the

sporting tournaments as we head into the

a good textbook in front of the 1V)

one of the exec. You'll find the

very open to new people and new

In recent terms we've seen thegrow to include Communications

tors, resume workshops, a used

board, and a Mature Students dire

name a few. Perhaps you'd like

something new- EngSoc Proline, E

Curling, EngSoc Naked Coed Mo

Bike Jello Electronic Limbo Wrest

the dark while sprinting up hill

wards, on your hands.Be creative

Grad Comm

Class of 97 should start thinking

Graduation. (Fraid ) No, I'm not

about perma nent jobs, spouses and

gages, I'm talking about all the fu

There's IRS, Grad Ball, Yearbook,Raising, Novelties and Finances

some thought over the work term

need to think of some spirited even

Talking Grad Comm, the slave a

comes to mind. I bought Erin, Me

and Scott and had them attend one

lectures . My classmates are won

how Mel asks more intelligent qu

than the rest of the class combine

I'm wondering how Erin mana

squeeze so many four letter wor

my notes. My gratitude to Jay an

(who bought me) for keeping MO

the duct tape off my bare skin.

The end of another grea t te

approaching. I thank the directors a

rest of the exec for their time, ide

energy, making EngSoc the great

it is. Good luck on exams, have

work term, and I hope to see you

Council

Mike Worry

summer. Soccer, Ultimate, Mud

basketball, and volleyball are just a

ful of events to look out for. On th

wheeled side, plans are underwa

regular biking club to go on eveni

weekend excursions. Many social

(including the Summer Semi-Form

already in the works.

I'd like to wish everyone a sa

happy holiday season. To those w

graduating, I wish you the best of

you future endeavors. I hope ev

else has a great work term, an

nobody breaks any limbs over th

term while skiing. I'll see you all

months when the weather's warm

hot sunny days return

d Fletcher



• ·o·c ·e· W·President Spews

Well here we are at the end of

term at last. Exams shouldbe finished in a month (or

sooner) and then its skiing and relax

ation for me . I just need some money

for that skiing thing, so if you have

some kicking around ...

ABig Thanks

ntis has been an incredibly busy semes

ter, and I would like to thank everybody

for their help and enthusiasm. Eng Soc

cannot provide the events and services

wi thout the help of everyone involved.

TI1anks to the rest of the exec, the direc

tors, and the class reps. Also thanks to all

those who participated over the semester.

There are till events and services that EngSoc could implement, but we need your

input. TIlere are many ways to relay your

ideas; you could be a director, a class rep,

or you could talk to one of the exec about

your ideas. Getting involved is also great

experience for your resume. Once again,

thanks to everyone, and we'll see you

again in the summer.

same great food, so you can study more,

and cook less. If that's not enough of an

incentive for you, tell your mother that in

order for this to work you'll need moremoney It's amazing the silly things your

parents will believe if you let them know

you are under a lot of stress.

Really Out of Money?

The Sandford Fleming Foundation

SFF) does have some mon ey set aside for

"emergency stu

dent loans . If

there really is a

need, stop by the

Registrars Office

and ask them for

some help. You

will have to fill

out a n pp i -

tion stating the

exact reason you

need the loan,

an d in a few

days they will

process your

request. The

loan is short term

and interest free.

I have used this before and received $200

I k n o w ~ ~ e ~ v ~ ~ ~ l . . l : l a i l l e . . a . . s p ~ u ; ~ - r ~ r e s r f r e e for 60 days. You will alsome san1e thing. I just want everyone to 11ave to provide proof of employment in

know that we are open and selling the order to be accepted. TIUs is just one of

many the things tl1at the SFF provides for

students, if ou would like to know m re

please ask Parker Mitchel (SFF Rep) or

talk to any of the exec.

14 Not Forgotten

On Wednesday 0 cember 6th 19 9,

fourte n female engineering students

from Ecol Polytech.niqu in Montreal

were murdered. It is important for every

one to remember tl1is tragedy and realize

that violence

g inst

women does

exist. Eng Soc

will be setting

up a display

to remember

this day, as

well a pro-

moting a 14

Not Forgotten

button ca m

paign. We are

also working

toget her Witll

various other

groups

organizing

ceremony on the 6th. Everyon e is wel

come to attend this ceremony. It is impor

tant that everyone, male and female,

reflect on this issue and work together so

Here's a breakdown of the WEEf funding decisions that Derek kindly passed along to us:

WEEF Preliminary Funding Decision - Fall 1995

o ercome violence

Summer '96 Directors

If you are a director for tlle su

semester, could you please mak

we have your worktenn (or p

home) address. We will be in t

you over the workterm to 1 t y

what's going n here at Wat rlo

finalize an v nts schedule for

mer. If you didn't sign up for a

hip but would like to get involv

talk to the exec. Since tlle orific

you can email any info

e n ~ p r e z @ n o v i c e account.

EOT At the Bomber

Tonight is the End Of Term (

at the Bombshelter. This is

chance to let loose and relax bef

start. So come on out and hav

tim with your friends.

Good luck with exams, an

workterm. Congratulations to t

year students, good luck in.4B a

rk force. To the firstyear tud

stream, good luck in IB in th

Everyone else, we'll see you in

mer

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Environmental Eng. Lab Env. Eng

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V xternal Spews

Well, it's the second to last day

of class wh ich is close

enough to be considered the

las t. I hope the school term has gone

well for everyone and exa ms will go

even better. I would like to congratu

late all new directors and tha nk all the

old ones for contributing your time and

effort.

To all the CCES organizing committee,

I'd like to thank you for the enormous

amount of dedication and determination

demonstrated to get this conference off

the ground and running. I am confident

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everything will operate smoothly and

any last minute problems will be m n -mal.

A memorial service will be held on

December 6 i.n remembrance of the 14

women killed at Ecole Polytechniqu .

The ceremony is being held at St Jeromes

in Sigfrid Hall at 6:30. There will be a cof

fee house following the ceremony

(around 7:30 in th cafeteria accross from

the hall.

Good luck on your exams and have a

merry Chrisbnas. I'll see you i n the sum-

mer.

Nicole bcarius

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